Barbie Came To Life at the SM MOA Arena!!!

Last December 2013, the SM MOA Arena stage had a makeover to the theme of Barbie Live!, and my daughter and I were there to witness it.

Barbie Live at SM MOA Arena

As early as September, I bought us our tickets, just to be sure that we'd have great seats. For P1,910.00 each, we got seats at the Lower Box section. The view from that section is good. Not too far, not too close either.

My daughter and I caught the Saturday, 3 PM show. When we arrived a few minutes before the show, I was not surprised to see that the audience consist of little giggly and excited girls wearing their tutu or Barbie-branded outfits. Along with them are their mommies yet there were some brave dads too.

Then, the lights dimmed, the stage curtains opened and Barbie and her crew came to life! There was a burst of color on stage, it almost hurt my eyes.

Barbie and her friend

The show was about Barbie showing her friend that nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself. Barbie talked about her movies where she showed confidence like the Swan Princess, Mariposa and my personal favorite, The Princess and the Pop Star.

Barbie as Mariposa

The Princess and The Pop Star

The show lasted for 2 hours with a few minutes of intermission. While everyone rushed to the toilet to do their thing, my daughter and I took a few snapshots to remember the moment.

My lovely girl

Yep, that's me and my baby

All in all, it was not a boring show especially if you know the Barbie movies being played during the show, which my daughter and I know very well. We sang along most of the songs.

After the show, we head over to the souvenir section on the ground floor which was swarmed by a huge crowd. And even though I know the merchandise would be quite pricey, we still squeezed ourselves in there just to see what's up.

There were Barbie wings, dolls, shirts, notebooks, water bottles and pillows. We settled for a round, pink and white pillow which cost me P450.00. It was the most reasonable buy so far. We asked about a hardbound notebook with Barbie emblazoned on the cover with plain paper inside, and it cost P400.00. Yikes!

Souvenir: Round Pillow for P450.00

Even though I liked the show, I do have to comment on the venue, the Arena. The sound system was not good. It was not surround sound and sometimes, the mic on the actors would go out so we missed some of the words and the songs.

But the place was organized. We didn't have a hard time looking for the entrance as well as our designated seats. There were lots of signs.

And the comfort rooms, they were clean.

All in all, I enjoyed the day. And the price of the tickets was so worth it. The joy and appreciation of my daughter after show was priceless.

Thanks for reading! Until my next blog!